1. How can decarceration efforts lead to an increase in public safety, a reduction in minority community disruption, and making the system fairer and just?

2. Explain privatization. Why do the authors claim that the privatization of whole institutions should be reconsidered?

3. Do you think that a Penal Help perspective might guide corrections in the future? Why or why not?

4. Hiring and keeping a professional staff is key to moving correctional institutions and programs into the 21^st century. Why is this so?